Cheriton Bowls Club and The Chelsea Pensioners

It's strange to find that people are so pleased to meet the Mayor, and yet it is me who is honoured to meet them. Today, this is exactly the case when I was privileged to meet the Chelsea Pensioners who were visiting Cheriton Bowls Club for a small tournament.

Greeted with a cup of tea and genuine hospitality, the visitors arrived exactly on time. I'm not sure how I thought they would be able to play bowls, but I imagined they would arrive in their scarlet jackets (scarlet - not red as I was corrected.) The green ties of the 'home team' complimented perfectly the red of the ties and red edged cream jumpers of the honoured guests

Nobody seemed very interested in who was winning or losing but the joy of the game clearly took precedence. A photo call is always a requirement of important moments and this occasion was no different. The attitude of fun and laughter extended to the taking of photographs when the photographer from the Kent Messenger agreed to take everyone's photos as well as his own, with no less than six cameras to juggle. Perhaps a product comparison could be undertaken from the resulting pictures.